SCOTLAND coach Gregor Townsend applauded Portugal’s defensive effort.
He said: “We’re pleased with the result. I thought Portugal were really good, they brought line speed in defence. They were physical and if a team plays ambitious rugby, there’ll be times when they break you. They were very fit.
“There’ll be areas where we can improve but credit to Portugal.”

TEAMS
SCOTLAND: Jordan 8; Graham 7.5, Hutchinson 7.5 (Currie 58, 5), McDowall (c) 7, Reed 7.5; Hastings 7.5, Horne 7 (Dobie 58, 7); Bhatti 7, Harrison 5 (Matthews 65, 5), H...